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Statutory Inspections
The inspection routines a facilities team is legally expected to run, and how to evidence them.
What happens when a statutory inspection finds a defect
A defect noted on an inspection report and a defect actually fixed are two very different things. The gap between them is where most compliance risk really lives.
30 March 2026 · 5 min readEvidencing compliance: what an auditor actually wants to see
Being compliant and being able to prove it quickly aren't the same skill. Most facilities teams are better at the first than the second.
16 March 2026 · 4 min readPressure systems and the written scheme of examination (PSSR)
Pressure systems are one of the less-discussed statutory categories, but the written scheme requirement makes them one of the more procedurally demanding ones to get right.
2 March 2026 · 4 min readLOLER thorough examination: what it covers and how often
Lifting equipment sits under its own regulation with its own examination regime, and it's easy for it to slip through the gaps of a more general maintenance schedule.
16 February 2026 · 4 min readElectrical testing intervals: what actually determines them
There's no single universal number of years between electrical tests. The right interval depends on the installation, its use, and what the last inspection actually found.
2 February 2026 · 5 min readLegionella and water hygiene: understanding the risk assessment cycle
A legionella risk assessment isn't a document you file once. It's the start of an ongoing monitoring cycle that most facilities teams underestimate the size of.
19 January 2026 · 6 min readThe statutory inspections a facilities team actually needs to run
Statutory inspections don't live in one place — they're scattered across separate regulations, each with its own interval and its own idea of what counts as evidence.